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    There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
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    All GPS units sold in the civilian market have to be programmed to deactivate themselves if they detect they are travelling faster than 1200 MPH or are above 60,000 feet in altitude to prevent them being used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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    Bluetooth Name
    Bluetooth Name
    Bluetooth is named after the Danish King Harald "Bluetooth" who ate so many blueberries that his teeth stained blue. The wireless protocol is named after him because of his ability to unite warring Scandinavian factions, just as Bluetooth unites wireless devices. The Bluetooth logo is also a combination of the King's runic initials.
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    The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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    It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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    More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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    More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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    Hitachi's ATM that Sterilizes and Irons Bills
    In the mid-90s, Hitachi produced an ATM that sterilized bills by heating them to 200 degrees Celsius, then ironed them before dispensing.
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